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A tale of dark and troubling things.

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure that explores the stories of four different characters in a masked ball taking place on a train in the late 1920s.

THE SILENT ROOM

In a luxurious hotel room in Rome, freshly arrived from Turin, Carlo awaits for his lover Patrick to arrive. However, as the shadow of fascism looms ever larger, the tension of meeting in constant hiding is beginning to take its toll.


THE SLOW VANISHING OF LADY WINTERBOURNE

Lady Winterbourne has lost her husband in a tragic accident. Now letters from pretenders to her vast fortune keep arriving every day at her mansion, yet the only thing she's interested in is the bottle of laudanum in her cabinet.


THE NAMELESS RITUAL

Harassed, ridiculed and belittled by his peers, Dr. Jordan Samuels has resorted to the occult sciences in a desperate attempt to turn the tables on his tormentors. But is he truly ready to face the Guardian of the Threshold?


IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT

As much as Laylah enjoys her job, sometimes she yearns for a bit of variety to distract her from her daily routine -- even if it means going against her very powerful bosses' orders.



BROUGHT TO YOU BY:


Laura Hunt: coding, writing, music, sound design.

Thomas Möhring: art, animations, cutscenes.


Controls:

Left click = Walk / Talk / Look / Interact.

Right click = Cancel item action.

Esc = Pause / Options Menu.

Alt + Enter = Toggle fullscreen mode.

Alt + Ctrl = Toggle cursor lock when in windowed mode.



Additional music:

- Emanuel Salvador, 3 Old Viennese Dances - I. Liebesleid (Fritz Kreisler, 1910). Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 3.0.

- Walter Scanlan, Always (Irving Berlin, 1925). Restored mp3 transfer of original recording licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC 2.5 by the University of California, Santa Barbara Library.

- Gnossienne No. 1 (Erik Satie, ca. 1890). Piano performance by Edward Rosser, from public domain recording. Harp performance arranged by Laura Hunt from MIDI file by unknown sequencer.

- Gerluz, Serenade for Strings Op. 22 - II. Menuetto (Antonin Dvorak, 1875).  Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.

- Amelita Galli-Curci & Tito Schipa, Parigi, o cara (Giuseppe Verdi, 1853). Performance from 1924. Restored mp3 transfer provided by the Kahle/Austin Foundation.

- Mal Hallett and his Orchestra, My New York (Irving Berlin, 1927). Restored mp3 transfer provided by the Kahle/Austin Foundation.

-  Zephyrus Early Music Vocal Ensemble, Sanctus. Arranged by Sally Sanford and Paul Walker. Public domain recording.

- Jack Stillman & Orchestra, At peace with the world (Irving Berlin, 1926). Restored mp3 transfer of original recording licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC 2.5 by the University of California, Santa Barbara Library.


Additional sound effects from freesound.org and the BBC sound library.


Very Special Thanks: Ivan Mogilko, Morgan Willcock, Érico Porto, Laura Topakian, Gunnar Harboe, Khris, Deabriel, Irene, Dida.


Game testers: Kastchey, Sandra T. Almeida, Durq, Creamy, Ivan Mogilko, TheFrighter, heltenjon, Deabriel, Morgan Willcock, Darío, Racoon, Selmiak.


This game contains references to thematic elements such as racism, homophobia, mental illness, murder and suicide.

StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(811 total ratings)
AuthorLaura Hunt
GenreAdventure
Made withAdventure Game Studio
Tagsartgame, Atmospheric, Dark, Horror, Mystery, Narrative, Pixel Art, Point & Click, Story Rich
Average sessionA few hours
InputsMouse
AccessibilitySubtitles
LinksSteam

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IOAWN4T (Windows) 198 MB
IOAWN4T (Linux) 201 MB
IOAWN4T (macOS - Beta) 206 MB
Supporter Pack (Artbook + OST) 52 MB
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That was really beautiful, thank you. I look forward to playing your next creation, you are both very talented.

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Pixel art like you have never seen.

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jeez Lewis Laura.... what was this.... AMAZING is what I'd call it!!
the story the flow everything about it was magical, amazing work.

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Bruh........just Bruh i was dumbfounded by the sheer amazing stories in this game, words cant express thy feelings i felt during these traumatic encounters. gud game and i made video 


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You call this a free game? So fascinating!! Totally beyond my expectation, very literary, it feels like a poem or a book has been opened by the fireplace on a winter nigh, right there, waiting to be read by random people passing by who are attending the feast of life.

I like the perspective 

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I love pixel and point and click games and this was phenomenal. The stories were told so well, and the artwork was fantastic! All around amazing job!

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OH MY GOODNESS!!! THIS GAME WAS SO GOOD!! I LOVED IT SO MUCH!!!

the emotions this game gives you!! omg!! I definitely cried a few times. I love the art style so much!! there was definitely alot of work put into this game and it paid off!! 

if your thinking of playing this game I say give it a go!! thank you for making this game I enjoyed it a lot!! keep up the great work!!

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Pixel art like you have never seen.

The game flows perfectly and the stories are enticing, but the main aspect is the art, both the soundtracks and the graphics are amazing, moody yet appropriate for the context, astonishingly beautiful yet not invasive. 

I really suggest everyone to give it a try.

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I began to play this game last year but got stuck at the very beginning - maybe my mind was troubled somewhere else that I gave up. BUT! On an occasional search on GOG I encountered with a game that reminded me this one, but I couldn't remember its name. So I look on my hard drive for recent AGS games that I liked and downloaded and found it! I began playing it again, this time with a fresh mind, and couldn't put it down until I finished it with no walkthrough or any hint whatsoever. I enjoyed every moment of it and love everything about it; from the awesome pixel-art look through the smooth animations, music, puzzles, and wow - the story! So deep and so well written. This game really deserves a physical box! Even just a small one for display. Just paid a small contribution for the supporter pack so I could put the artwork and OST on an SD card or a CD for when I make a box for it.

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Second chapters story make me cry pal. 

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I'm usually not a big fan of pixel art games, but OH MY GOD it was amazing!
I still struggled sometimes to make out what am I looking at, but the story and the atmosphere was worth it.
It is sad, depressing and rips out your soul but the best way possible!

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Damn,what a heartbreaking game,it feels like i watched a movie,fascinating stories of characters,especially "THE SLOW VANISHING OF LADY WINTERBOURNE" and "THE NAMELESS RITUAL",extremely soulful soundtrack and nice pixel art,its one of the few games that made me really empathize with characters,great job of creating this masterpiece,5\5

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Played the game on steam. Absolutely amazing game! thx to this I got into the novel in which it was based upon by Italo Calvino

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I cannot believe this game is free. The sound production, atmosphere, beautiful animation, and story are all reasons everyone should play it. Shoutout to the devs, can't wait to play more from them!

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That was insane. I could feel the emotion and atmosphere pouring out of it, sinking darker and darker as the story went on. Very well done

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I don't know what to say that hasn't already been said. The quality of this game is absolutely impressive. Congratulations!

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Really fantastic artwork and sound; loved the story and the diverse puzzles were fun. Very inspiring game for me - kudos!! I am going to recommend it to others in my studio to play, if only to see the incredible opening sequence. 

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OH MY GOD!!!! I've NEVER seen such quality in almost any game!

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A pure jewel of narration with a great art direction in terms of pixel art, music and story telling. The 3 stories are really touching and each of them tackles grave matters. Loved it from beginning to the end (the fact that it helped me go through 4 calls too).

Played it through Steam but paid for it here, it totally deserves it <3

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I fell in love with this game. IT'S SO WONDERFUL!!

I divided the videos into chapters and they are still coming out on my channel. In every episode I was moved and empathized a lot with the protagonists. As an Italian, I loved the first chapter and it is one of the ones I became most fond of

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This game is a work of art. Thank you for making it. You could see the story to Hollywood. Make a great move or series.

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Truly beautiful!!

For those who liked this and want something similar: try The Last Door season 1 and 2

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I've never been in love with a game more. Thank you for this beauty. Your work is much appreciated.

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The ONLY thing I didn't like about the whole game was how slow the characters walk! This is SUCH a good game!

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Best game on the website. Thank you for making this.

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best game so far i have played from itch.io

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Stream and I were not prepared for this game, in the best way possible. While it made us all a little uncomfortable at moments, everyone in this game felt very human in their struggles. There was a lot of yelling at the screen, hoping the characters could hear us, so that maybe we could save them from their continued bad decisions. If you're going to play this on stream, which I recommend, just make sure to trigger warn everything because it does get heavy pretty fast.

The Slow Vanishing was incredible for me: I loved the use of changing character design and the back and forth of the house to help tell the story. It really felt like a lot of time was put into the design for that story. The same for The Nameless Ritual, which had me initially getting mad at the MC for all his desire of power (it was understandable, but this was not the way bb!!) In all, those two characters were the strongest and their stories were the most enjoyable.

Also, very well balanced with the puzzles. We only got caught on one during The Slow Vanishing, largely because we couldn't figure out the correct order for the records. That was it though! Everything else was fairly straight-forward, but not so hand-held that you felt like you didn't actually solve anything. 

Overall, fantastic game! Definitely worth playing!

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Whoa. This is an amazing game! So different from other horror type games that i've played (and believe me, I've played a ton of these games haha) The art, and the story were great! It was linear enough to not get lost, but there were times when I wandered around confused (mostly with the lady winterbournes story, it took me the longest to figure out)

The music was great as well as everything else. Fantastic work!

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Awesome story. Awesome art. Great job!

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Finally finished it and honestly, this game's only flaw is that it ended. Absolutely beautiful, every part of it!

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I finished Valerie's chapter and i absolutely loved it (as sad as it was). The pixel art continues to leave me speechless

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I'm absolutely mesmerized by the game so far, literally can't find any flaws

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Barely scratched the surface and i'm already in love. Beautiful pixel art and very intriguing story so far. Excited to play it until the end :)

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This was really really exceptional. Lady Winterbourne was my favorite story by a hair but it's all extremely good. Thanks for makin' this.

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This is the most beautiful game I've ever played. My favorite part was the last.

But I need more.

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I have no words to describe how good this game was. it's absolutely not the common thing, you would see searching for just a horror game, it's something way more interesting. Even the classical pieces, used in the game are incredibly perfect describes characters emotions and moods in every chapters.
I want to recommend this game, because it is one of the best games on the whole platform!

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This game has far exceeded all expectations! Wonderful pixel art and animations with attention to detail, reliving people's last memories with original and not at all obvious stories was wonderful! My Twitch community loved it. Keep it up, we need these game pearls!

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if you ever wanted to waste to laudanum while denying your past with a copy of Proust on your bedside table, have an argument with your male gay lover in early 20th century Rome, or melancholichaly strum the Gymnopédies on your harp then wonder when did your harp get covered by a cloth and where is the maid and no, shh, don’t disturb the shadows, all in tasteful point-and-click pixel art, have I got the game to suggest you

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